Round table: Future Prospects for the Arab World

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Participants in this panel will explore
prospects for the region as a whole and for
specific countries as they go through
democratic transitions. They will consider
the opportunities and obstacles to achieving
a fully democratic Arab world in this
decade. In addition, each participant will
briefly present briefly his/her vision for
the future of their country and the optimum
political, economic and social strategies
that will be pursued in service of that
vision.

Moderator: Rima Khalaf, Executive Secretary,
ESCWA

Discussants

Abdel Karim al Eryani, Former Prime
Minister, Yemen

Ali Omlil, Ambassador of Morocco to Lebanon

Amr Moussa, Presidential Candidate, Former
Secretary-General, League of Arab States